Edward agreed to Marlin's suggestion, but asked with a frown:

"What reason should we use to attack Calais? You can't just send troops without saying anything, right? ”

Europe is not an ancient China where intrigue and intrigue are rampant, and it is particularly famous here. Without a good excuse, the nobles under their command can even refuse to fight.

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"It's simple, you send a nobleman who doesn't deal with you to do business in the Calais fortress. Then, someone was sent to assassinate him. Then you accuse the French of killing that nobleman, and use this as an excuse to send troops to capture Calais? ”

"Can it still be like this?" Edward was dumbfounded. He was a little numb to Marin's shameless insidiousness.

"Of course, how good is it that you can settle a nobleman who opposes you, and you can also get an excuse to attack Calais?"

Edward frowned and said:

"Why, then, should I send this hostile nobleman to Calais? I can't say to him – you should go to Calais, right? ”

Marin was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that this is true. Then, he thought for a moment and said:

"It's still the old way, England has occupied Calais for many years, and there should be a lot of British expatriates there, right? You sent someone to assassinate two English expatriates and deliberately create a conflict, so don't you have an excuse to send that nobleman to settle the matter? ”

"Assassination of an expatriate in England? Isn't that right...... For no reason, why kill innocent expatriates? Edward was a little unhappy. He has no problem killing a hostile nobleman, after all, he is an enemy, but innocent people...... Wouldn't God be to blame for doing this...... Obviously, Edward was still more superstitious......

Marin didn't care:

"Your Majesty, there are many English expatriates in Calais, but the problem is that after the French occupied Calais, many English expatriates took refuge in the French. Many of the truly faithful expatriates have returned to England. Therefore, it is not a big deal to kill two traitors of the diaspora, who have defected to France. ”

Marin was right, after the French occupation of the fortress of Calais, many of the English expatriates returned home. And many of the English expatriates who remained in the fortress of Calais chose to take refuge with the French for the sake of business and livelihood. By doing so, these people were actually betraying England. After all, England and France have always been enemy countries. Killing two people who have taken refuge in the enemy country is really nothing, just like killing two guys like Zhang He Zhihe in the future, no one will speak for this kind of person, they will only applaud.

Edward was right to think about it, why did he care about the lives of a person who had betrayed his country? Even if they were killed, God would not blame......

Edward quickly went to arrange this, and Marlin also came to the palace where Queen Anna and Princess Margaret were, and saw that his son Caesar was trying to curry favor with Princess Margaret, making the little princess giggle. Queen Anna, on the other hand, sat quietly on the side.

Marin glanced at Queen Anna and sighed slightly. Truth be told, Queen Anna didn't do anything wrong. She did not let her father Count Durt be at the mercy of her, nor did she target Marin and Caesar, and she did things in a decent manner. However, Marlin feared that she would take power after Edward's death.

Historically, there have been many such women. When the emperor was alive, they were very honest and dutiful. But as soon as the emperor died, they changed, began to seize power, and tried in vain to become the queen mother.

For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's mother, the Empress Dowager Wang Huan, when Emperor Jing was alive, Wang Wan was so honest that she didn't dare to make any changes. Of course, there was an extremely powerful Empress Dowager Dou pressing her at that time, and she didn't dare to mess around.

When Emperor Han Jing and Empress Dowager Dou both burped, Queen Mother Wang, who usually looked harmless, suddenly became arrogant. The reason why her half-brother Tian Wei was able to become the early minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was inseparable from Wang Huan's support.

It was precisely because he was fed up with his grandmother Empress Dowager Dou and his mother Wang Huan, so when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Emperor Liu Fuling of the Han Zhao Dynasty as the crown prince in his later years, he directly ordered Mrs. Gou Yi to be killed because he was worried that Liu Fuling's mother, Mrs. Gouyi, would gain power......

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For Queen Anna, Marin was also worried that after Edward's death, she would gain power with the support of the English nobility and compete with him. But what worries me the most is that Queen Anna is still afraid that Queen Anne will collude with France to fight against herself.

If only the nobles of England supported her, Marlin would not be worried, and would kill her. Anyway, after Edward's original massacre, the power of the English aristocracy is not very strong now.

But if there is collusion with France, then the problem is big. Needless to say, the strength of France, coupled with the cooperation of the nobles in England, will be difficult for Marin to parry at that time.

Therefore, even if Marin felt guilty, he could only choose to remove Queen Anna, a "stumbling block", before Edward hung up......

As for Edward's life? Marin felt no guilt. Why? If it weren't for himself, Edward would have been killed by Henry VII in 1497. I have helped him live for so many years, and I have allowed him to have a daughter, which is worthy of him......

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In the following days, when Marin met Edward's family of three in private at the Tower of London Palace, the two sides got along very well. But in public, Marin and Edward deliberately don't look very friendly.

Edward was also willing to cooperate with Marin's performance, anyway, for him, it was the most important thing to recapture the fortress of Calais.

At the same time, England's soldiers and horses began to act in secret. Edward mobilized 15,000 men from his 20,000 cronies. And Marin also quietly asked Saqqara to transfer 4,000 elites to join in. At the same time, on the local side, 1,000 musketeers and 5,000 clockwork carbines will be mobilized to fight against the French plate infantry on rainy days.

At the same time, the killers sent by Edward also crossed the sea to Calais to choose a suitable target...... At the same time, of course, he was also picking out the rival nobles who were going to be sent to Calais to die......

In this era, the death of expatriates abroad is not enough to cause war. After all, ordinary people are not on the table these days, and their lives and deaths have nothing to do with the king. If the king can send someone to care, he can already be regarded as "loving the people like a son".

But the aristocracy is different, the nobles are the "partners" of the king and rule the country with the king. The death of a nobleman is definitely a great event, enough to break out into war.

Therefore, Marin helped Edward devise a plan of "killing one or two betrayed expatriates first, then sending a nobleman to investigate, and then killing them". If the expatriate is dead, send an official to pretend to investigate. But the death of a noble official abroad, that is the first priority. Because, this aristocratic official who was sent to investigate, that was on behalf of the king, was equivalent to the status of an emissary.

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Of course, none of this has anything to do with Marlin. In addition to privately contacting Edward's family of three, Marin has repeatedly emphasized that Princess Margaret should marry his son Caesar. It seems that he came to London this time to rob his son of a daughter-in-law.

The English aristocracy in London, on the other hand, had their own opinions. Some believe that the future husband of the only princess of England should not be a foreigner. But there are also those who believe that according to the treaty signed by the king, England should fulfill......

Soon after, however, Marin left London in a hurry and returned home. Before leaving, Marin took another 3,000 guards and spared a few laps in the city of London, showing his force......

Marin left London in a hurry because Edward's side was ready and about to start. He didn't want to be swept up and confronted France in advance, so he left London early in order to avoid suspicion......